Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 07:55:12 -0500

From: Alan R Slotkin ARS7950[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]TNTECH.EDU

Subject: Re: Possessive 's (fwd)



There is an excellent discussion of "current" usage of the 's possessive in

Quirk, et. al.'s A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. It's too

long to summarize here, but it covers every possible combination of

sound/function.



Alan